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Find out More About Fostering in Upper Longwood

We are recruiting foster carers in Upper Longwood and surrounding areas including: Telford, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Walsall, West Bromwich, Stoke-on-Trent, Birmingham, Worcester, Redditch, Tamworth, Eaton Constantine, Garmston, Rushton, Charlton Hill & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Upper Longwood

Find out if fostering is right for you and your family by booking a quick informal chat with a fostering expert.

Could You Foster?

* All our foster carers in the Upper Longwood area are paid above the Fostering Network Payment Guidelines.

WHO CAN BE A FOSTER PARENT?

Being a foster parent means caring for a child as part of your family. To become a parent you need to be:

  • at least 21 years old
  • a UK resident or have indefinite leave to remain
  • able to take care of a child or young person, often on a full-time basis

Exactly how long you care for the child depends on the type of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one night to several years, or up until the child is an adult.

You may be able to work and also foster . Whether you can depends on the child's conditions and also the fostering service you put on. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering company.

You do not require to own your residence, but normally, you'll require to have a spare bedroom.

Prior to you can foster you have to pass an assessment to check that you're able to care for a child. You will certainly not be assessed on your age, ethnic background, sex, marriage standing, religious beliefs or sex-related alignment.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Upper Longwood. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have aided to place 100's of carers across the UK and also have more than 10 years of experience, which suggests we can offer you the very best possible support required on your trip to help give a secure and also secure residence to youngsters and also young people in care.

Applicants will certainly be assessed, whether it's your initial time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer looking to transfer fostering firms. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the best fostering company, analyzing abilities, location and also experience. We build partnerships in between carers and also team, and also you'll have an skilled professional available to help 24-hour a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the safety and security and also well-being of the children and also young people in care, by just selecting to collaborate with reputable Fostering Agencies along with the training and also support we give to prospective foster carers. To accomplish this, we adhere to 6 core values:

  • Making a Difference
  • Prioritising Safeguarding
  • Championing Care Leavers 
  • Providing Support
  • Advocacy
  • Supporting Staff

Fostering Support

We assist all of our potential foster parents in their trip to coming to be foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Upper Longwood and surrounding areas such as Eaton Constantine, Garmston, Rushton, Charlton Hill, The Coalpits, Leighton, Uppington, Donnington, Dryton, Aston.

All of our foster carers to-be obtain extensive foster training info and also support so that they can give a top-notch foster care service and also make a genuine distinction to a child or young individual in need. We additionally function to connect our area of foster carers with each other - if you determine to be a foster parent you will certainly have the chance to meet with our existing carers, hear their foster care tales and also learn from their experience.

Even after you have handled a foster child or young individual, you will certainly have the full support of our professional team who will certainly be on hand, 24-hour a day, to address any kind of inquiries you may have.

If you live in Upper Longwood and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Upper Longwood or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Upper Longwood please complete the form near the top of this page.

We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Upper Longwood, Telford, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Walsall, West Bromwich, Stoke-on-Trent, Birmingham, Worcester, Redditch, Tamworth and across the West Midlands.

If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.